{"id":2055768,"date":"2025-09-28T15:35:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T15:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2055768"},"modified":"2025-09-28T15:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T15:35:22","slug":"three-members-of-tlcs-meet-the-putmans-family-killed-in-michigan-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/three-members-of-tlcs-meet-the-putmans-family-killed-in-michigan-car-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Three members of TLC&#8217;s\u00a0 \u2018Meet the Putmans\u2019 family killed in Michigan car crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Three family members of TLC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Putmans\u201d reality show <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/celebrity-deaths-2025\/\">were killed<\/a> and several others were injured in a Michigan car crash on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Bill \u201cPapa\u201d Putman, the patriarch of the family, his wife, Barb \u201cNeenee\u201d Putman, and their daughter-in-law Megan Putman were driving through a rural area of Cass City in Detroit when a semi-truck ran a stop sign and hit their jeep, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/28\/us-news\/meet-the-putmans-family-says-3-members-killed-in-michigan-car-crash-5-injured\/\">the celebrity.land reported<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>They were pronounced dead at the scene while Meghan\u2019s husband, Blake Putman, and their children \u2014 Lulu, Alena and Noah \u2014 and niece Gia \u201cwere transported to respective hospitals by helicopter and MMR, some in critical condition,\u201d police revealed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Three family members of the \u201cMeet the Putmans\u201d reality show were killed in a Michigan car crash on Friday. <span class=\"credit\">Putman Family\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bill \u201cPapa\u201d Putman and his wife, Barb Putman, were among the deceased. <span class=\"credit\">Putman Family\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The family confirmed the news <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPG5kTDDqxx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via Instagram<\/a> Saturday, writing, \u201cThey have gone home to be with the Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease keep Uncle Blake, Lulu, Alena, Noah, and Gia in your prayers as they remain in the hospital, (sic) we are asking for complete healing and strength for each of them,\u201d they continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are asking for complete healing and strength for each of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Their daughter-in-law Megan Putman also died. <span class=\"credit\">TLC\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The family confirmed the news via Instagram Saturday. <span class=\"credit\">TLC\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100% \" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/7243f1477b3245f2f0745dd957e58dbc\" scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"\" allow=\"camera; fullscreen;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the family <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPJg252DAz0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gave an update<\/a> on Noah and Gia, writing, \u201cNoah is still sedated, but we are so grateful to see that he is responding to us with movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGia underwent a craniotomy last night,\u201d they continued, referring to \u201ca type of brain surgery where a surgeon removes part of your skull to access your brain,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/treatments\/24902-craniotomy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per the Cleveland Clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thankful to report that her care team shared some encouraging news,\u201d the statement read. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThey have gone home to be with the Lord,\u201d they wrote. <span class=\"credit\">Putman Family\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>They shared that Meghan\u2019s husband, Blake Putman, and their children \u2014 Lulu, Alena, and Noah \u2014 and niece Gia were also involved in the crash. <span class=\"credit\">Putman Family\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHer brain pressure has gone down significantly. This is a powerful reminder that God\u2019s hand is on her, guiding her healing every step of the way,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p>The Putman family rose to fame in 2017 when TLC released one season of \u201cMeet the Putnams,\u201d showcasing three generations, 25 people, living in the same home.<\/p>\n<p>The household consisted of the family hierarchy, Bill and Barb, their four adult children and their spouses and children.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cPlease keep Uncle Blake, Lulu, Alena, Noah, and Gia in your prayers as they remain in the hospital,\u201d the statement read. <span class=\"credit\">Putman Family\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>On Sunday, they shared an update, saying Noah (seen above) was still sedated and Gia underwent surgery. <span class=\"credit\">Putman Family\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The family\u2019s current Instagram bio shares that the household consisted of 10 adults and 20 kids residing under one roof before the recent deaths.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the Putmans rebranded their series <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@GrowingUpPutman\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via YouTube<\/a> as \u201cGrowing Up Putman\u201d and have since reached more than 8,000 followers.<\/p>\n<p>According to the platform\u2019s bio, \u201cBill and Barb Putman believe a strong family bond can occur only if everyone stays together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three family members of TLC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Putmans\u201d reality show were killed and several others were injured in a Michigan car crash on Friday. Bill \u201cPapa\u201d Putman, the patriarch of the family, his wife, Barb \u201cNeenee\u201d Putman, and their daughter-in-law Megan Putman were driving through a rural area of Cass City in Detroit when a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2055769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[350772,22062,70626,24003,28097,24758,24122,43770,21913],"class_list":["post-2055768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-car-crashes","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-celebrity-families","tag-celebrity-news","tag-reality-show","tag-reality-stars","tag-reality-tv","tag-tlc","tag-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Three-members-of-TLCs-\u2018Meet-the-Putmans-family-killed-in.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2055768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2055768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2055768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2055769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2055768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2055768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2055768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}